Necktie-frame.



PATENTED AUG. ll, 1908.

E. GREEN.

NECKTIE FRAME.

APPLICATION FILED 1320.4, 1907.

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'UNITED ,STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD GREEN, OF HAMILTON, WASHINGTON.

NE CK'IIE -FRAME To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD GREEN, citizen of the United States, residingat Hamilton, in the county of Skagit and State of Washington, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Necktie-Frames, of whichthe following is a specification.

The object of this invention is a necktie frame, which can be readilysecured in position on a collar without adjustment before "a lookingglass, which can be quickly removed from position, and from which theattached necktie can be easily removed to be cleaned or to be replacedby a new tie.

With this and other objects in view as will more fully appear as thedescription proceeds the invention consists in certain constructions andarrangements of parts as I shall hereinafter fully describe and claim.

For a full understanding of the invention and the merits thereof,reference is to be had to the following description and accompanyingdrawings, in which:

Figure l is a front view of a necktie showing my improved frame, indotted lines, applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a rear erspective view of theframe showing the ne tie in dotted lines. Fig. 3 is a verticalsectionthereof. Fig. 4 is a horizontal section on the line x-x of Fig. 3, andFig. 5 is a front elevation of the frame.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the Views of the drawing by the samereference characters.

My improved necktie frame is preferably constructed of such metal as'tinand comprises an outer plate l, which is designed to be covered by apart of the necktie to imitate the knot of a four-in-hand, the rest ofthe tie hanging downwardly .from the plate 1 and constituting the looseends of the said four-in-hand. This plate l which preferably has aconvex outer surface, tapers toward its lower end as shown and is formedat its sides with flanges 2 which are doubled inwardly upon the saidplate and are spaced therefrom, said plate being formed at its upper endwith two upward pointed prongs 3.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed December 4, 1907.

Patented Aug. 11, 1908.

Serial No. 405,091.

An inner plate 4 which is correspondingly tapered, is designed to bepushed downwardly between the plate l and the flanges 2 thereof and tobe held by the latter in a position contiguous to said plate 1. Theprongs 3 are adapted to be doubled inwardly upon themselves to preventthe withdrawal of the inner plate 4. This plate 4 is formed with anopening 5 extending therethrough and a slot 6 communicating therewithand extending upwardly therefrom.

In the practical use of my improved necktie frame, the outer surface ofthe plate l is covered by a portion of the cloth, which then extendsaround the sides and the upper end of said plate and across the innersurface thereof, the prongs 3 engaging the cloth passing around theupper end of the plate, as best shown in Fig. 3, to prevent the clothfrom slipping. The inner plate 4 is pushed intoposition and the prongsare bent to prevent its withdrawal, said inner plate serving to hold thecloth on the frame to imitate the knot of a four-in-hand, the clothhanging downwardly to form the loose ends. To attach the necktie to acollar, the frame is applied to the collar button so that the head ofthe latter is received in the opening 5, said frame being then pulleddownwardly until the head protrudes through the slot 6.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is:

The herein-described necktie frame com-

